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Play it by Staff Handbook to Avoid Facing a Lawsuit

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  The best bit of business advice I ever received was if you are ever in doubt about something, trust your instincts. You can always convince yourself that this time it is different or this person isn’t as bad as you originally thought. I talk to business people every day who tell me if only […]

The Case of McCambridge -v- Brennan Loaf

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It’s not that you hate shopping or anything. It’s certainly better than hanging out the washing, for instance. You remember you are both trying to be healthy this week so you try to avoid the aroma of fresh baguettes and reach instead for a whole-wheat breaded product by McCambridge. You then buy some crisps which […]

The Upsides of Examinership – And Why We All Can’t Do It

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  I wish I could go back to 2005. It was a rocking time to be in Ireland. It really was. What with all the foreign holidays, the champagne flowing like Ballygowan, the endless credit. It seemed like nothing could ever go wrong. I‘m not the only one who would like a bit of time […]

Woman Who Fell on Footpath Awarded €58,000

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  A woman has been awarded €58,741 by the High Court after she fell stepping off a pavement. Ms Keane, from Co Roscommon, sued Donegal Co Council after she fractured her elbow in the accident in 2018. The Judge awarded her €117,482, but as she found Ms Keane was 50 per cent liable by failing […]

Boy Who Suffered Facial Cut during Birth Settles Action for €35,000

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  A boy who suffered facial cut during birth has been awarded €35,000. Approving a €35,000 settlement, the Judge told Leo Quinn he could barely see the scar on his mid-forehead which extended down his nose. The judge said it was a fair and reasonable settlement. Leo’s Counsel told the court that when Leo was […]

Man who Allegedly Slipped on Staircase at Wedding Venue Awarded €250,000

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  A man who claimed he  fell on a staircase at a wedding venue in Cork has been awarded  €250,000.  He was later diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury. The man, John Rooney had been attending the wedding with his wife, Penny Rooney in 2018 when the accident happened. The family’s Counsel said in court […]

Boy Burnt on Aer Lingus Flight Receives €66,000 Settlement

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  A boy who was burnt by hot chocolate on an Aer Lingus flight has received a €66,000 Settlement. He suffered second degree burns when travelling to a family wedding in Spain in 2018. Allegedly the boy was instructed to remove the lid from the cup to add milk to the drink and the liquid […]

Advanced Bionics HiRes Ultra / Ultra 3D Cochlear Implant Recall

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  Cochlear Implant Recall Advanced Bionics voluntarily initiated a removal from the market of the initial version of the HiRes Ultra / Ultra 3D cochlear implants on February 18th 2020. Advanced Bionics advised implant recipients that some recipients had experienced prolonged hearing degradation. This was due to a physiological fluid entering into the electrode and causing […]

Lidl Manager Unfairly Dismissed for Buying Goods at a Discount

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Lidl unfairly dismissed a manager after he purchased €7.20 worth of baked goods at a knock-down discount of 40c. The WRC adjudicator found that Arkadiusz Grzyb was unfairly dismissed. It was ordered that Lidl must  pay Mr Grzyb €21,211 in compensation. In her findings, she found the sanction of dismissal of Mr Grzyb for the […]

Girl Awarded €26,500 after Falling off Chair in TK Maxx

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  The High Court has approved a €26,500 settlement over an accident in a clothing store involving a five-year-old girl. The girl, now aged 17, suffered a cut to her forehead and nose when she climbed onto the chair in TK Maxx and it fell. “It seems this is a case that would have failed […]

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